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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LADER PHILIP   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AES CORP [AES] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE AES CORPORATION, 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/12/2007 (Street) ARLINGTON, VA 22203 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               19,500 D   Common Stock               89,380 I by Family Foundation Common Stock               5,160 I by IRA Common Stock               7,086 I by Joint Ownership Common Stock               25 I by Daughter

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Units

(1) (2)

10/12/2007

A

7,643

(1)(2)

(1)(2)

Common Stock

7,643

$ 21.44

42,075

I

Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors

Stock Option Grant (Right to Buy)

$ 21.44

10/12/2007

A

5,027

(3)

10/12/2017

Common Stock

5,027

$ 21.44

5,027

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LADER PHILIP C/O THE AES CORPORATION 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD ARLINGTON, VA 22203	X

Signatures

Philip Lader		10/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of The AES Corporation (the "Company"), Non Employee Directors may elect to defer receipt of annual cash compensation otherwise payable to such Director in the form of stock units on the day that the Non Employee Director is elected to the Board of Directors for the plan year for which a stock unit election is made or on a date determined by the Board of Directors. As previously disclosed in the Company's Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006 earlier this year, the Board instituted a moratorium on granting long term compensation awards. On October 12, 2007, the Board lifted the moratorium and issued annual compensation awards to Non Employee Directors. A Non Employee Director is not eligible to make a withdrawal from his/her deferred account until such Director ceases to be a Board member.
(2)	Footnote #1 Continued. This distribution will be made as soon as practicable after the date the Director terminates service on the Board, and will be made in accordance with the Director's Distribution Election Notification.
(3)	This stock option award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2001 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors. As previously disclosed in the Company's Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006 earlier this year, the Board instituted a moratorium on granting long term compensation awards. On October 12, 2007, the Board lifted the moratorium on granting long term compensation awards and issued annual compensation awards to Non Employee Directors. This award will vest in three equal annual installments such that one third will vest on 10/12/2008, one third will vest on 10/12/2009, and the remaining third will vest on 10/12/2010.

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